The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy in its weekly podcast, Managed Care Cast, posted Feb. 10 highlights some of the recent happenings in health care. The podcast delves into President Donald Trump's second State of the Union address, which included an update on the health care industry, as well as […]
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Column Proposes ‘One-and-Done’ Solution for Drug Patents
A recent opinion piece by Robin Feldman, law professor and director of the Institute for Innovation Law at UC Hastings College of the Law, published on STAT proposes a "one-and-done" solution for drug patents as a way to boost generic competition. Feldman writes that while national conversations […]
Sandoz’s Hendriks: Impact of Biosimilars in Insulin Market Could be ‘Significant’
The insulin market in the U.S. is slated to open its doors come 2020, and Stefan Hendriks, Sandoz head of biopharmaceuticals, tells BioPharma-Reporter he expects the new competition to have a "significant" impact. "When you introduce a biosimilar and you create that competitiveness then prices will […]
PhRMA Foundation to Fund New Centers of Excellence
The PhRMA Foundation on Monday, Feb. 11, announced plans to fund two new national Centers of Excellence at Tufts Medical Center and the University of Colorado. PhRMA's pledge of $500,000 for each center comes as part of its Value Assessment Initiative, according to a press release, which aims "to […]
Column: Pharma Execs Would be ‘Foolish’ Not to Testify
Executives representing seven of the world's top pharmaceutical companies have agreed to testify on drug prices before the Senate Finance Committee this month, and STAT senior writer Ed Silverman in a column says not doing so would be "foolish." "Showing up is simply smart politics in the face of […]
Blog: HIMSS Part of ‘Larger Ecosystem’
The annual HIMSS event, which kicks off Tuesday (Feb. 12), has expanded to become "part of a larger ecosystem serving public health interests now," health economist Jane Sarasohn-Kahn writes in a Health Populi blog post. This year's meeting will include a full day dedicated to collaborative […]
Do Hospital Mergers Really Improve Health?
Studies suggest health care tends to degrade as consolidation of hospitals and physicians increases, according to an article by Austin Frakt, director of the Partnered Evidence-Based Policy Resource Center at the V.A. Boston Healthcare System, published on the New York Times. Frakt points to a […]
Analysis Suggests Income Correlated to Filled Prescriptions
A recent analysis conducted by GoodRx suggests income, for some drugs, is a strong indicator of how often someone is filling their prescriptions, according to a report published on the New York Times. According to the report, patients in more affluent neighborhoods were more likely to fill […]
HealthEconomics.Com Announces New Rate for Job Listings
HealthEconomics.Com has announced a new pricing model for job postings on its career portal. Below are the new rates:30-day listing is $150 60-day listing is $300 90-day listing is $400Job postings are included in our weekly jobs newsletter that goes out to 10,000-plus readers, along […]
J&J to Include List Prices in TV Ads
Johnson & Johnson is set to become the first drugmaker to include the list price of prescription drugs in its television ads, the Associated Press reports. J&J's Scott White, head of North American pharmaceutical marketing, says the first ad to include the list price will be for its blood […]
